Fresh off the muscular box-office performance of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, one of the film’s characters is headed for a movie of his own.
20th Century Fox is developing a spin-off featuring Deadpool, the wise-cracking mercenary played in the film by Ryan Reynolds.
In Deadpool, Reynolds will reprise the “merc with a mouth,” known for his slapstick tone and propensity to break the fourth wall.
It is understood that the character would regain the ability to mouth off, after having suffered a setback in Wolverine. Deadpool also was disfigured in the current film, but it’s unclear how much the studio would want to mess with Reynolds’ handsome mug in the new feature.
Fox considered a Deadpool spin-off early in Wolverine’s development process, and cast Reynolds with that possibility in mind.
Reynolds, onscreen in the ensemble coming-of-age movie Adventureland, next stars opposite Sandra Bullock in Disney’s romantic comedy The Proposal.
Credit: Hollywood Reporter
